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Benjamin was born in Stone Co, MO to an uncertain father and Rachel Ellen (Hembree) Pinkley. He was given the surname of his mother's deceased husband. Benjamin married in 1885 in Stone Co, MO to Virginia Ball. They had 12 children. Benjamin died in 1938 in Taney Co, but is buried in the Goodall Cemetery near his mother and his wife.
Note from me, Cheri Mello, who has been researching this family for decades:
It is my belief that Benjamin's father was probably NOT Henry Daniel "Bog" Bowman. One reason has to do with birth dates. Bog was born in December of 1849 and Ben was born in March of 1865. Impregnation happens 9 months before. That would have made Bog 14 years, 5 months, and 12 days old when he impregnated Rachel at the age of 26 years and 11 months old. May-December romances don't seem correct for the 1860s. And a woman, almost 27 carrying on with a 14 year old seems quite out of place and inappropriate for that time. A second reason has to do with health, medical, and growth. A 14 year old boy living in the rural Ozarks in the 1860s probably didn't have the nutrition standards in order to be an early bloomer. It would have been physically impossible for him to impregnate a woman unless he was "developed." I did consult with a medical doctor on this and she flat out said "no way." A male candidate needs to be found to DNA test (a Y-DNA test) from this line. Only then will we have our answer.
Benjamin was born in Stone Co, MO to an uncertain father and Rachel Ellen (Hembree) Pinkley. He was given the surname of his mother's deceased husband. Benjamin married in 1885 in Stone Co, MO to Virginia Ball. They had 12 children. Benjamin died in 1938 in Taney Co, but is buried in the Goodall Cemetery near his mother and his wife.
Note from me, Cheri Mello, who has been researching this family for decades:
It is my belief that Benjamin's father was probably NOT Henry Daniel "Bog" Bowman. One reason has to do with birth dates. Bog was born in December of 1849 and Ben was born in March of 1865. Impregnation happens 9 months before. That would have made Bog 14 years, 5 months, and 12 days old when he impregnated Rachel at the age of 26 years and 11 months old. May-December romances don't seem correct for the 1860s. And a woman, almost 27 carrying on with a 14 year old seems quite out of place and inappropriate for that time. A second reason has to do with health, medical, and growth. A 14 year old boy living in the rural Ozarks in the 1860s probably didn't have the nutrition standards in order to be an early bloomer. It would have been physically impossible for him to impregnate a woman unless he was "developed." I did consult with a medical doctor on this and she flat out said "no way." A male candidate needs to be found to DNA test (a Y-DNA test) from this line. Only then will we have our answer.
Copyright Cheri Mello. All rights reserved.
Benjamin was born in Stone Co, MO to an uncertain father and Rachel Ellen (Hembree) Pinkley. He was given the surname of his mother's deceased husband. Benjamin married in 1885 in Stone Co, MO to Virginia Ball. They had 12 children. Benjamin died in 1938 in Taney Co, but is buried in the Goodall Cemetery near his mother and his wife.
Note from me, Cheri Mello, who has been researching this family for decades:
It is my belief that Benjamin's father was probably NOT Henry Daniel "Bog" Bowman. One reason has to do with birth dates. Bog was born in December of 1849 and Ben was born in March of 1865. Impregnation happens 9 months before. That would have made Bog 14 years, 5 months, and 12 days old when he impregnated Rachel at the age of 26 years and 11 months old. May-December romances don't seem correct for the 1860s. And a woman, almost 27 carrying on with a 14 year old seems quite out of place and inappropriate for that time. A second reason has to do with health, medical, and growth. A 14 year old boy living in the rural Ozarks in the 1860s probably didn't have the nutrition standards in order to be an early bloomer. It would have been physically impossible for him to impregnate a woman unless he was "developed." I did consult with a medical doctor on this and she flat out said "no way." A male candidate needs to be found to DNA test (a Y-DNA test) from this line. Only then will we have our answer.
Benjamin was born in Stone Co, MO to an uncertain father and Rachel Ellen (Hembree) Pinkley. He was given the surname of his mother's deceased husband. Benjamin married in 1885 in Stone Co, MO to Virginia Ball. They had 12 children. Benjamin died in 1938 in Taney Co, but is buried in the Goodall Cemetery near his mother and his wife.
Note from me, Cheri Mello, who has been researching this family for decades:
It is my belief that Benjamin's father was probably NOT Henry Daniel "Bog" Bowman. One reason has to do with birth dates. Bog was born in December of 1849 and Ben was born in March of 1865. Impregnation happens 9 months before. That would have made Bog 14 years, 5 months, and 12 days old when he impregnated Rachel at the age of 26 years and 11 months old. May-December romances don't seem correct for the 1860s. And a woman, almost 27 carrying on with a 14 year old seems quite out of place and inappropriate for that time. A second reason has to do with health, medical, and growth. A 14 year old boy living in the rural Ozarks in the 1860s probably didn't have the nutrition standards in order to be an early bloomer. It would have been physically impossible for him to impregnate a woman unless he was "developed." I did consult with a medical doctor on this and she flat out said "no way." A male candidate needs to be found to DNA test (a Y-DNA test) from this line. Only then will we have our answer.
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